Pampero MRL

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name=SLAM Pampero


caption=Side view of a Pampero MRL of the GA3 (3rd Artillery Group, Argentine Army).
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type=Rocket artillery – Multiple rocket launcher
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The SLAM (Sistema de LAanzadores Múltiples – Multiple Launcher System) Pampero is an argentinian multiple rocket launcher (a type of rocket artillery) from Cold War and modern eras. It is usually mounted on the chassis of an all-terrain Unimog 4x4 vehicle to provide mobility, in a similar way to the soviet Katyushas.

Overview

Development

The SLAM Pampero MRL was developed by CITEFA in the early 1980s, and was subsequently manufactured during the 1980s by the DGFM “Fabrica Militar Fray Luis Beltran” in Rosario, Argentina.

ervice history

The self-propelled variant is currently in service with the Argentine Army artillery branch.

Variants

* Surface-Surface: self-propelled 16-tube MRL, mounted on top of a Mercedes-Benz Unimog 416 chassis.
* Air-Surface: 4 or 6-tube pod.

Rocket Specifications

* Caliber: 105 mm (? in)
* Length: 1530 mm (? ft)
* Motor: Solid-fuel rocket
* Weight: 30 kg (? lb)
* Maximum range: 10.200 m (? mi)
* Dispersion: 68% of projectiles within an area of 300 m by 200 m
* Warhead:
** Types: Rocket Types: HE, HE-I (HE-Incendiary), Inert (for training).
** Weight: 10.5 Kg

(NOTE: some specifications differ slightly from source to source)

Launcher specifications

* Entered service: 1980s (Argentine Army)
* First used in action: ?
* Chassis: Mercedes-Benz Unimog 416 4x4 truck
* Crew: ?
* Weight loaded: 6110 kg
* Length: ? m (? Ft ?? in)
* Width: ? m
* Height (stowed): ? m
* Height (max elevation): ? m
* Max road speed: ? km/h
* Cruise range: ? km
* Engine: ?
* Transmission: ?
* Number of tubes: 16
* Launch Rate: 16 rockets in 7.5 seconds
* Reload time: 10 minutes
* Loader Type: Manual
* Launcher Drive: Electric
* Launcher Traverse: 90°
* Launcher Elevation: 0 to +52°
* Average unit cost: ?

Users

*flagicon|Argentina Argentine Army

References

ources

* cite book
last = Foss
first = Christopher F.
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title = Jane's Armour & Artillery, 2004-2005
publisher = Jane's Information Group
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date=July 2004, 25th edition
isbn = 0710626169

* Information from the websites detailed in the "External Links" section.

See also

* Artillery rockets, in "List of artillery"
* Argentina, in "List of artillery by country"
* Multiple rocket launcher

External links

*es icon [http://www.artilleria.ejercito.mil.ar/quees/ac/subsistema01.htm] Official Argentine Army website - Artillery Branch, field artillery equipment webpage (specifications and picture).

*es icon [http://www.gruartitres.ejercito.mil.ar/Slam_Pampero.html Official website of the Argentine Army "3rd Artillery Group" (page with picture and basic specifications)]

* [http://www.citefa.gov.ar/index_eng.php?IdSec=164&IdMenu=2] Official CITEFA website (Air-Surface version pictures with some specifications)

* [http://www.jedsite.info/artillery-papa/papa/pampero_series/pampero-series.html] Unofficial website, providing Description, Pictures and Specifications.

*es icon [http://www.saorbats.com.ar/EA_orbat.htm] Unofficial website, with organization and equipment of the Argentine Army, including details on the “Pampero”.

* [http://www.fuerzasargentinas.com/WeaponsEquipment/Pampero.htm] Unofficial website, providing Specifications (with some differences).